Thomas Patrick Reid (born January 2, 1943) is a businessman and former politician in

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. He was a Liberal-Labour member of the

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from 1967 to 1984 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Rainy River. He served as president of the Ontario Mining Association from 1987 to 2004 and has served on the boards of several mining companies.

Background

Reid was born in

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, and educated in

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and at the

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member of federal parliament from 1965 to 1984.

Politics

Reid ran in the 1967 provincial election as the

candidate in the riding of Rainy River. He defeated

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candidate John McKey by 41 votes. Reid identified himself as a Liberal-Labour candidate, and caucused with the

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. Reid was re-elected by comfortable margins in

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and

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, and defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Jack Pierce by 426 votes in

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. He was the last Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in Ontario to be elected under the "Liberal-Labour" banner, although the distinction from the official Liberal Party was mostly symbolic by this stage. In some elections, he campaigned as a Liberal candidate. Reid was also the only Liberal MPP from

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in the early 1980s. In 1976, he was elected president of the Ontario Liberal Party.

Later life

Reid resigned from the legislature in November 1984 to become executive director of the Ontario Mining Association. He was promoted to president of the OMA in 1987, and retained this position until 2004. He was instrumental in creating "Ontario Mining Week" to draw attention to the industry among the public, industry and government. As of 2006, he serves as chairman of Probe Mines Limited, and is a director of such companies as Canstar Resources Inc., Valencia Ventures Inc. and Gammon Lake Resources Inc. Reid has also served on the executive committee of the Toronto Branch of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, T. Patrick 1943 births Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Liberal-Labour Ontario MPPs People from Fort Frances Ontario provincial political party presidents